Game 112: Hot hot hot
ByThe weatherman says it feels like 103° in Arlington, which by my estimation is really freakin’ hot. Luckily for the players it’s supposed to cool down to 99° by game time. That’s why God made air conditioning.
The Rangers are flying under the radar as one of baseball’s hottest teams (no pun intended), having gone 47-36 since May 1st, good for a .566 winning percentage. The messed-up part is that they’ve gone from 6.5 GB in the division to 11.5 GB because the Angels are just that damn good. It’s the same story, different year with them: They have scored the most runs in baseball by a significant amount. Yet they’ve also allowed the most runs in baseball, again by a significant amount. Luckily Milton Bradley (aka the man with highest OPS in the AL) has been bothered by a quad injury of late. So he may not be his usual self this series.
They love them some Alex Rodriguez in Texas; he should feel right at home with all the boos.
1. Damon, DH
2. Jeter, SS
3. Abreu, RF
4. A-Rod, 3B
5. Giambi, 1B – sans ‘stache
6. X(BH) Nady, LF
7. Cano, 2B
8. Pudge, C
9. J-Christ, CF
And on the mound, Joba “lower ERA as a starter than as a reliever despite three times as many IP” Chamberlain.
Notes: Melky is “hitting” .229-.278-.287 over his last 76 games, giving him the 4th worst OBP & the worstest SLG in the game over that time … That’s right, I said the worstest … Let’s stop beating around the bush and just say it: Melky Cabrera is the worst every day player in Major League Baseball … On the bright side, X. Nady shared AL Player of the Week honors, he’s been the anti-Melky since the trade …
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night of Christians… C Garcia making his return to the NYY Tampa Rotation tonight. … Justin can NOT be worse than Melky
Nice to see J. Christ in the line up.
Well I guess they feel they didn’t want to rush Kennedy and didn’t felt like he was ready.
Giese could be solid but I like him more as a long reliever than starter.
Next time IPK.
Maybe they’d rather him start against a team that doesn’t boast a 3-4 combo of Tex and Vladdy. Not to mention an annoying little prick in Chone Figgins atop the lineup.
speaking of which, how great was it to see figgins kick the ball yesterday? those guys handed us the game with a bow on it for a change.
hughes threw 54 pitches the other night…anyone have an idea on when he’ll be considered for a return to the show? i’d love to see him log some starts instead of the current alternatives. despite that kennedy is already stretched out, hughes is the guy i’m excited about seeing…let’s get him up here soon!
Gotta liked this article in concern with Hughes.
http://emedia.thetimes-tribune.....fault.aspx
nice, thanks ivan. sounds like, barring setbacks, phil will get 2-3 AAA starts before being considered for a callup.
Damn. I wish Phil would wear the goggles on the mound.
J. Christ and God on the same roster. How do we not win every game?
thanks for post that IVAN, fuck it, that would be great if we could get the 2006 version of PHIl Franchise goin’ again
and not for for nothing Chase Wright hasn’t given up a run so far in AAA- tonight so far no runs, no hits, no walks, 3 K’s against pawtuket
in 3 innings…
Have a question for you guys. In my MLB 08: The Show franchise, I’m using the Oakland A’s. I’m going back and forth on whether I should blow up the team or try to push through and get a Wild Card spot somehow.
Mark Ellis (2B)
Kurt Suzuki (C)
Frank Thomas (DH)
Jack Cust (LF)
Matt Murton (RF)
Mike Sweeney (1B)
Eric Chavez (3B)
Bobby Crosby (SS)
Carlos Gonzalez(CF)
Outside of Justin Duchscherer and Dana Eveland, my rotation is garbage. I have a pretty nice bullpen highlighted by Huston Street.
I’m sure Street and Duchscherer are my top two trading chips, and I can fetch some nice young players for them. So should I blow up the A’s and do by best Billy Beane impersonation, or stick with the guys, make a little upgrade or two in the rotation, and have at it?
Blow it up.
Keep Gonzalez, Street, Duchscherer and Santiago Casilla, the man formerly known as Jairo Garcia.
Jamal, what’s your PSN?
DonPadr1no
Blow it up AND push for the WC, it’s freaking Playstation man!
My lineup:
Giles, RF
Murton (vs LHP) & Dellucci (vs RHP), LF
Kouzmanoff, 3B
Adrian, 1B
Khalil, SS
Edmonds, CF (started my Franchise before they cut him)
Bard, C
Ryan Raburn, 2B (Iguchi’s done for the year)
Pitcher
Scott Hairston leads my team in HR, RBI, XBH, OPS, just about everything despite being a bench player and PH deluxe. Heath Bell & Kevin Cameron out of the pen are just straight nasty. Hoffman’s just okay.
I like Giese better as a reliever too – but I liked Rasner better than a reliever as well. Think that might get him back on track.
How far away is Phil from returning
see ivan’s link at 7:27. he’s set to throw 65-70 pitches on thursday in AAA. his last outing was 54 pitches at low-A. the word is he’s looking good right now.
Yea got it after.
Anyone else happy no Kay tonight?
Sweet Music to my ears.
I missed it, did they announce Giese on Friday?
Via Pete Abe.
URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3519111
“In other news, ESPN is reporting that the Yankees are one of several teams that are being investigated for irregularities in bonus payments to their Latin American signees. About 20 team employees over about 5-6 teams are implicated in bonus skimming, in which they illegally have taken a portion of a player’s bonus. Kelvin DeLeon is mentioned as one of the players who might have been forced to pay a kickback. This doesn’t look good for the Yankees and the other teams involved (the Red Sox have already fired their Dominican scouting supervisor), and could lead to more regulation of the virtually laissez-faire Latin American market.”
(Summary from MVN)
I thought that previous story when they fired their scouting director after Michael Inoa had legs. Bad news for the Yanks and all the other teams involved. The FBI is in on the investigation and that means this story is NOT going to go away.
This is the groundwork being laid for an international draft, and the Yanks will wind up on the bottom of that one like they are in the states.
I screwed up the link, here it is again
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=3519111
Chase Wright no hitting Sox Pawtuket through 4
Can we wait for after the 5 inning before talking about nonos?
no no
Also, Ajax has 3 hits already, 2 doubles. His avg is up to .296.
going out for drinks now, leave you boys to it
Any chance of a september call up for AJax?
Not unless they have a place on the 40-man for him
Nope, they taking it slow with him. I’ve heard mid 2009 a few times
I have heard the same thing, but still. It’s nice to ponder.
You never know, anythings possible with the Yanks…
I thought they liked to keep guys like that in the clubhouse a couple of days. No playing time, just ride the bench a couple of days to get a taste. I could be wrong.
you never know with hacky’s ongoing saga of teh suck.
WTF is with the camera angle on “my27″ Rangers TV shit (through MLB.tv of course)?
okay, better now. first few pitches the camera sucked
Wonder if he donated the ‘stache to Locks of Love
Don’t know if it quite met the 10 inch requirement
giambi looks like a kid again
Clutch walk by A-Rod
Keep making Padilla work in that heat baby…
Lets get some runs.
Giambi got a break there with that call.
Wow, that was strike 3
Yes it was
Why does it sound like a little league game there tonight? This audio blows.
Great at bat by Giambi.
Ump got distracted by the shiny white skin on Giambi’s upper lip?
GREAT at-bat by Giambi.
Awesome, take what they give you baby!
Who needs the stache?
Thanks Ump.
Can the freekin Laptop Thief lend us a hand tonight please?
Thanks for the 1 pitch out, Ian.
Pudge came out firing!
Why the fuck they are playing the fox beat?
So much for Chase Wright’s no-no. And the shutout.
Alex Gordon to Clay Buchholz: “Next time when you steal some laptops, use it to get a better scouting report on me, bitch.”
Heh, hitting a homer off Clay Buchholz isn’t exactly as prestigious as winning the Dick Howser Trophy, Golden Spikes Award, Brooks Wallace Award, ABCA National Player of the Year Award, and Baseball America’s College Player of the Year Award all in the same season. Or winning BA’s Minor League Player of the Year Award the next season.
Dude’s got one hell of a mantle.
Nice.
Is Scranton playing IN Pawtucket or in Scranton because I went to a beach in Rhode Island and we passed Pawtuckett on the way there.
They’re in the grand Scraton/Wilkes-Barre metropolis.
You do not want to get lost in Pawtucket. It’s not so much dangerous as an old mill town that lost its shine somewhere around 1960.
Glad Girardi is playing J Christ in center. It’s only fitting.
Uncle Cliffy coughed up the lead in Tampa, ugh
Kind of a random question, but the last few day games Girardi has had on this very nice pair of sunglasses, and I’m wondering if anyone knows what brand/model they are, I’ve been looking for a new pair
Oh man, these contract negotiations are going to be so nasty come the time when Derek Jeter needs a new contract. I do have faith in Cashman & Co. that they have enough balls not to be fooled by all that nostalgia and sentimental crap. However, when push comes to shove, will they really allow Jeter to walk?
In short: no, I don’t see it. They can’t just cold shoulder him ala Bernie, they can’t let him go anywhere else. It just comes down to $$$
He’s a free agent after the 2010 season, so he’s still got another 2+ years of decline in front of him before becoming a DH. He’ll hit the FA at age 36.
Jeter will retire a Yankee. That’s it.
that is one of the few times in baseball where you live with a declingin start so that he can break recods for your team — 3k hits and eventually maybe breaking the hits record.
next year he should be moved to 1st base – Texiera s going to ommand 20 million a year nad he is NOT a 20 million dollar player
is Jeter good enough to be a first baseman? From a hitting standpoint I mean
what the fuck was that?
A-Rod should look at that Ump and say do you know who the fuck I am.
Heh, you beat me too it.
That was fucked up, but it’s ok A-Rod will get them next time.
David Eckstein would have found a way to get time called on that pitch. A-Rod’s so unclutch.
No he not stuff like that happens in this park with that pitching A-Rod going to come alive this series.
Our old buddy David Delucci just hit a bomb off Garza, 4-2 Tribe top 5th
David Dellucci with a two run jack, the Tribe leads the Rays 4-2.
Heh, blooper reel FTW!
At the team shop in that stadium they sell a big framed photo of Robin Ventura getting noogies from Ryan, when Ryan put him in a headlock, and it’s signed by Ryan. Pretty hysterical.
Jarrod,
Second base is only 90 feet to your right.
The Salty slide: not very good
Doing Hank Greenberg proud. Attaboy.
Buchholz having his customary meltdown inning.
Bad 0-2 pitch
Good enough Cap’n.
Joba will take it
well at lease Jeter save a run.
Double fist pump by the Yanks’ battery.
Jamal we are really in psynch with the comments tonight, that’s 2 in the span of like 3 minutes
synch*
Heh, I noticed. Don’t know whether to laugh or check to see if you’re on the mound in Kansas City right now. Zing!
Great AB for Senor Cano
Bush! Bush I tell you!
Uh oh – battery co-fist pump! Throw em both behind bars!
I’d like to see anyone say crap to their faces.
That happened at the end of the PHillies game last night too
I hope Phil the Franchise is taking notes on how Joba the Other Franchise throws breaking balls for strike after strike after strike…
Gotta love Joba, shakes his head in disgust that he was even in that situation to begin with.
ken singlton always loves mentioning that he had the hardest hit ball in one of nolan ryans no-hitters
Whats up with Buchholz?
The Giambino
No stache, no problem
Good Riddens Mr Mustache.
here comes the ‘stache part deux
Fuck the ‘stache!
Hipster Yankee fans all over Williamsburg just shaved their ‘staches.
Evan Longoria or Alex Gordon, take your pick.
I’ll take Longoria, but I think for some reason people are down on Gordon.
Longoria, rather easily. Even assuming Gordon becomes the player he’s capable of becoming, Longoria will be better.
You know, this seems to easy. I have a better one, Andy LaRoche or Ian Stewart?
I’ll take LaRoche.
LaRoche. That one’s still kind easy (not a Stewart fan).
probably Laroche.
Longoria
Gotta Go with Longoria here. Although Gordon could be a breakout canidate next season.
‘Stache this!!!!
That’s the power of the stache-less.
Giambi needs to change his facial hair on a weekly basis.
I’m going to go shave mine right now
Just thought of this, don’t know why. But lets pretend Andy and Moose and both coming back, everyone is healthy. Who gets opening day start at TNYS? The Wanger, Joba, Andy, Moose? (And lets pretend we don’t have CC or any other FAs)
Kind of a stupid question, because we see how useless being an opening day starter can be…ex) Pavano last year
lol I know, like I said, I don’t know why I thought of it. I’d say Joba- let the future start!
Screw that, let Mo start the game.
Hmm,either Andy or Moose? or the Hammer of God?
Wang – Joba – Andy – Moose – Ponson
I really hope having Ponson in there is a joke.
so i found the video steve was referring to in last night’s post-game write up that shows highlights of the hughes-pavano rehab game on saturday.
http://www.wspa.com/spa/sports.....fragment-1
youre welcome.
You rule.
thank you
There’s a shot of the radar gun (right before Austin Krum makes that diving catch) that reads 96-MPH for Hughes.
damn thats very observant of you! how about that catch he made? it was great.
Malec & AJAX nice games in trenton
When will Ajax come up to trenton, its gotta be soon.
Probably, if at all, he will have a cameo during the final week or the playoffs.
Um, he’s already in Trenton.
SWB I assume you mean?
If so I agree with Jamal
LoL, Clay Buchholz is shaking off Jason Varitek after he’s given up three runs in the inning, has the bases loaded, two out, and just issued a HBP forcing in a run. He threw a 2-1 Curveball, it missed (he did get out of the inning without allowing any more runs).
Whats up with him.
Just going through growing pains, I would assume. I love his stuff…and his girlfriend.
Nice AB for Robbie, even if he makes an out.
Very nice AB
even better a homer.
Even a better AB though, since he went yard and everything.
Yes, VERY nice at-bat!
Ouch babe.
Did cano just work a count and then find one to hit out for a home run?
Yeah, this is the second-half Cano, I think you’re thinking of what the first half one would have done
Robbie! Man,what an at-bat.
Robbie Cano….:”Dont ya know”
Is Christian faster than Gardner?
No
That’s like asking who’s funnier Robin Williams or Billy Crystal…they both super-funny
In 1988. Maybe.
Check out the movie Father’s Day from 1997
Ok… If you’re kidding, that’s hilarious. If not, agree to disagree. lol
I’m being as sarcastic as i’m can possibily be, not as happy only up 3-2 now though…
Ok, I suck for not catching on, and you rule. You’re smart, I’m not so intelligent, yadda yadda.
It’s ok…because your name refers to one favorite yanks of all time Raul Mondesi (sarcasm…) why wasn’t he at old-timers day
If Robin Williams and Billy Crystal are super-funny, then what’s Dave Chapelle and Chris Rock? LOL…..
I get your point. Thanks.
No Problem, here for some attempt at comedy, only because the yanks are up 3-0…if losing not so much
Now, not so funny
Thanks. Thanks a lot.
LoL, someone at the BOS/KC game is sitting in the stands with a raccoon hat with a sign that reads: “VINCE YOUNG IS THE WORST PASSING QUARTERBACK EVER”. Yeah, I don’t know where to begin either.
Ok…… I will say this, Vince young will be better than Mike Vick.
Except in Video Games, I owned in the older madden games with Mike Vick.
Vince Young is great at RSVP’ing to all-male, no-shirt parties, though. Maybe the best ever.
It should say “We traded draft picks for Herm Edwards???????”
Bay has K’d twice tonight. It would be very nice if he would remember he’s REPLACING Manny, he’s not ACTUALLY Manny.
How do you walk Jason Varitek twice in a game?
When your getting paid $55MM to throw meaningless games in KC?
Brandon Laird is officially en fuego. Another jack.
Lots of power for that guy. How old is he again? 20?
Nah, probably 22 or 23.
He’ll be 21 in Setepmber.
All my friends are bragging about Bay when we obviously got the better Pirate outfielder.
we certainly paid less
I like Jason Bay better. Much better track record, quite the underrated player in mainstream channels.
“Obviously” is quite the strong word. Bay has certainly had the better career thus far.
I meant this year lol sorry I left that out.
Okay phew, I was worried. Bay’s clearly the better player.
Trivia question answer: Jason Varitek, all he does is catch no hitters
God damn, when you go to see Chris Davis play, you need to buy two tickets: one for the game, and one for the gun show. Dude’s jacked.
Garcia for Tampa: 3ip,6h,2r,1er,1bb,6ks. Not bad eh?
better than he had been, 6ks is nice
Shaping up to be quite the dotf
Is Joba pitching or Moose with all these breaking balls on 3-2 counts????
A nice little Texas heat homerun right there.
Yea but he hung that slider pretty bad.
Since the all star break, Joba has allowed 3 walks while striking out 26(so far)
Haha – John Sterling just pronounced Gagne as Gag-ne
Ouch Salty
any word on Mos availability tonight?
In the pre-game show they said he looked stiff today, then he shagged some flies and pronounced himself ready to go tonight.
That Charleston team is totally destroying their opponent. 13-0 bottom of the fifth.
Plus, their pitcher has an incredibly low WHIP.
.20!….but his “hip” is even lower
Everyone on the team has a hit tonight
PA says good to go, I bet Girardi uses him as a last resort though.
At least once a game, john sterling causes me to erupt into laughter, for any number of reasons….
Whats the under/over on how many times a game he says “Amazing”
Can’t wait to see that movie.
which one?
“Pineapple Express”.
Rough inning for the kid. But he was due for one.
I love cold showers when you have sunburn. Feels goooooooood.
Don’t even say it Jamal.
nevermind. He didn’t make contact.
Cliff Lee better get out of this jam (runners on first and second, no out, Carlos Pena up).
For the sake of my fantasy team, I hope so.
Stopped in my opinion.
Nice balk
WOW i looked it up Cone did balk 10 times in 1988.
lets get those two runs back.
Wilkins de La Rosa’s non-no bid is over.
ha ha
Great defensive play by Asdrubal Cabrera allows Cliff Lee to get out of that jam un-scored upon.
Balk! Count it
A-Rod with a clutch induce-a-balk.
What just happend??
I’m at work with the sound down at the TV. Someone please explain to me what is going on.
balked in the run.
I mean why was it called if he was in the windup?
He stepped off with his left foot after he was set or something. IDK…
Couple balks led to a Yankee run.
2 balks in an inning, don’t see that every day
Well you don’t see that very often.
Wow if i called that balk all the time with the 13 to 14 yo’s, heck even the high-school kids i could call 5 to 10 balks a game….
Arod is so unclutch. It’s Arod’s fault that Damon scored on a balk instead of from a clutch two run homerun.
58 mph curveball? Damn thats slow
Hey Jamal when I was reading through the game comments of yesterday’s game I saw you asked if it still is a hit-by-pitch if the batter gets hit on a bounce and the answer is yes it is, dont know if anyone answered it but I figured I would since I have to know that stuff…..
Ever seen one in one of your games?
Shit, I started out umping 9-10 yo’s what do you think!!!! Even with the high-school kids you see at times breaking balls short-hop kids off the ankles or foot at times. But it is definitely not common….
But its a dry heat, notice the relative humidity is low
Uh-oh, that’s no good.
Pudge, still so quick behind the plate
5-2 Tribe now
bullshit.
Bob Davidson feels like a man because he’s screaming at A-Rod, fuck him.
I don’t know if anyone mentioned this, but Rotoworld says Dan Giese will take Rasner’s rotation spot.
How is kinsler not out?
Joba with those cat like reflexes
horseshit, horseshit, horseshit.
are they watching the same replay as us? the ball clearly hit him.
did it hit him in fair territory?
right in front of the plate.
He should have been out then
never said he shouldn’t have been called out, but singleton and cone could also get their heads out of their asses after they’ve watched the replay 10 times.
that was fair!!!!!! c’mon umps! you guys suck this game, damn
Looks like the ball hit Kinsler when he was out of the box
That out gave me a heart attack.
you and everyone else in Yankee Universe
damn
Goddammit, Joba.
Joba keeps falling behind
Fuck.
So if the second base ump saw that ball hit Kinsler (and I think it probably did), why didn’t he call it initially. Instead, he called the runner out at second.
davidson has no business making that call.
Bitch ass Homerun.
I guess Joba is human….
Well, at least we get to see how Joba responds to adversity
All cause someone in the pregame had to bring up how few hr Joba had given up
They should take Joba out after this inning. He’s over 90 pitches and it’s a billion degrees out. This game won’t end 5-4, don’t worry.
nightmare fuel
please dont let this be another phil hughes
Oh. Shit.
Fuck shoulder. Fuckfuckfuckfuck.
Oh. Shit.
Well lets hope not.
this isnt good
Fuck me! Joba was pointing to his shoulder.
Oh my GOD he was complaining about his shoulder, this season is crumbling before our eyes…….
hold your breath.
Holy fuck
Texas pitching sucks and you got 4 innings to work, so they should get some runs here.
Winning this game doesnt mean shit if Joba is hurt and out for an extended period of time….
Bingo
No shit, but I gotta be optimistic here. Probably nothing serious
This game is important, Tampa and Boston are losing.
The bright side: his velocity never dropped.
Last pitch was 96.
Yeah I’m with Mike A. here (and surprisingly, Cone too). We have no idea what’s up with Joba. We can jump off a bridge later if we get bad news, for now for all we know he got a cramp.
ok whats going on w/ joba’s shoulder? i’m on gameday…
Fuck you Texas!!! Why do our pitchers always get hurt here!
is a shoulder injury worse than an elbow injury?
Yes. A lot more unknowns in terms of surgery.
yes, worst case scenario with a shoulder is MUCH worse than worse case with an elbow … for example, the yankees are willing to sign pitchers with elbow issues (andrew brackman) but are much less willing to take chances on shoulder issues (scott bittle the 2nd round draft pick this year).
Holy shit… listening on the radio… could Joba have hurt himself when he jumped out of the way of Pudge’s throw?
Don’t listen to Sterling. It’s almost as unhealthy as pitcihng in 100 degree heat.
This heat isn’t healthy, get a dome you God Damn hicks.
I was just bitchin about that to my coworkers
Is there any chance it could be a heat relatedd cramp or something? Ugh I can’t even believe this. I’m depressed
Lets hope thats all it is
well guys…it was a great season…some good storylines, the bullpen developed well…but um…i think it’s time for football…
FUCK
This is no good I am holding my breath and shitting myself at the same time
dude, go to the bathroom and breathe, for cripe’s sake.
lmao
Judging by the location and pointing to the side thats more of a muscle area than structural
Hopefully its really just fatigue in the heat
hopefully its just cramps on a hot night
Girardi just touched Eilands shoulder! Please let it be a cramp. Please let cone be right. If he is, i will name my child after you.
wow, really?
he touched his arm, not his shoulder.
My bad, Im all F-ed up right now. I meant the top of his arm, the meaty part…near the shoulder.
key was all his pitches were fine before that
i hear you. it’s very scary. just gotta watch the game and wait for actual news before getting all upset though.
Yes.
Bats better get it going, cant count on balks all game
giambi is taking this no stache thing well
Whattya no, Giambi lives and dies with the stache.
change of subject.. who else thinks it’s lame that the rangers and chisox both basically ripped off the frieze or facade or whatever you want to call it? i sure do. get your own architecturally significant stadium accoutrement, assholes.
Let us all join hands for a moment of silent prayer…
amen
Buck Showalter just said on BBTN that it is the lesser of two evils that Joba was pointing to the front part fo his shoulder.
Keep the relatively good news coming.
Umm, I was hoping for no evil…
Lets go Yan-Gers! Clap, clap, clap clap clap. Lol
Anyone else feel like the life has been completely sucked out of you?
Yeah, but with Tampa having already lost and Boston on their way, this game is real big.
I know, but I’m so worried right now that I can’t focus on the game
Lets Go I-Rod.
we need a little pudge magic back in texas
I don’t think it was magic, just the juice.
PH Christian.
Clutch Yankees hitting is back…
Fuck man.
0-3 for j-christ, obv one game, but its as if no one wants to step up and take melks job
How bout the “Great” Brett Gardner????
that was part of my point, he didn’t step up either
The season is over if Joba is out.
Well, it’s good to know we’re all keeping things in perspective.
Because we can make up 6 games without our ace. Well, both our aces. Open your eyes.
They’re wide open, thank you very much. But, you’re right, if Joba’s out, I suggest the Yanks just forfeit the rest of the season. Why risk any more injuries by, you know, actually playing games?
I think that’s a logical conclusion
YESS Just came back from shower, Giese is in the rotation.
I hope Joba is ok.
thanks for the update. feeling refreshed?
I got such a bad sunburn today so that cold shower felt wonderful.
lol, fabulous!
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....Id=rss_nyy
Phil Hughes, you and that white horse better get your asses in gear.
You think Mr. Miyagi could do that shit he did to the Karate Kid’s leg on Wang’s ankle????
I can barely jog in 90 degree weather. Pitching in 101 degrees is just unhealthy.
I hate this hick state.
I could barely jog in an air-conditioned room, how do you think I would feel????
Dont mess with Texas
Looks like Kennedy will be up after all
Perhaps we could score a run or two with the top of our order against Jamey Wright? I’m just sayin’.
Or not. Never mind.
Good outing by Edwar.
not true Lanny because Hughes is on the way… man i’m effin nervous about Joba… I figured it would happen but why tonight …. all these guys get hurt soo easily. You know how Johnnie Sain would remedy shoulder pain? More Throwing! Thats what he did for tommy glavine… worked pretty well.
Hughes needs a couple more starts in minors. IPK would be ready next rotation turn.
bob gibson used to throw 11 innings in 9 inning games. these kids today…
…with a separated shoulder, no less.
On 1 day of rest
Barefoot.
At the age of 53.
And back then they didn’t have legs. They had stumps.
in the nude.
dude… lmao… first with the shower update and now with the nude comment… what’s up with you tonight?
I believe he pitched all six games in back to back triple headers on consecutive days.
After which he walked off and said “Good warmup.”
Didn’t Hughes pull his hammy in the no-hit bid in Arlington?
yea, they showed some highlights before
as if we needed another reminder
I’d call it lowlights.
Yes, reasons why I hate this hick ass state.
What happened to Joba? Was it cramps or something?
lol just read above. don’t rehash it and get everyone all freaked out again.
I hate that. Yankees need baserunners and their aiming for the moon.
To change the subject away from Joba for a moment…. I like that Girardi brought Edwar out again tonight. An outing like yesterday’s under Torre would have relegated him to the dog house for weeks. It’s good to see him get back out there and be successful.
change the subject?!!??! excuse me?
Bruney in this spot against the top of the order? I dunno about that
its hit or miss. Hes throwing 96 mph.
Fucking Texas, every God Damn ball in the air is an adventure.
Sure that’s not just Abreu?
To change the subject again… I hate how they played Pudge today. I mean Joba just finished praising Molina after his last start.. Why you gotta go and ruin a good thing.. shit!
Stiff right shoulder for Joba, what does that mean exactly?
it means they’re trying to calm down the fanbase…. they’ll give him an MRI just to be safe, and then we’ll know what’s up.
bats need to get their shit in gear
Stiffness? That’s good, no? Is that a precursor to something else, a la forearm stiffness to TJS?
“Stiffness” in Girardi’s book means he pitched his arm off.
Stiff shoulder How bad could that be?
We have to be realists to a certain extent. No team loses two aces in one year and still wins.
Especially with how average the offensive production is.
IF we lost him
Why is Marte not coming in for Hamilton?
They may be saving him in case Rivera cramps up again.
I’m holding on to the notion that it’s physically impossible to throw 96 if there’s something horrifically wrong with your shoulder.
… and a screless inning fron brian “owch my foot” bruney
Sox are rallying, good the thing the captain is up
lmao, a K vs RON MAHAY. Can’t believe the yanks were gonna get him in the offseason.
Good thing he’s such a great game caller (with NO arm)
stiff shoulder from the yankees means he’s done for the year. they will not take any chances with him.
ut oh 8th inning, A-rod , u know what that means
A well-hit line drive that took a pretty good defensive play to field?
A clutch player would have caused Hamilton to miss play the ball.
HOW ABOUThow about hitting it over his head
. ill take that. especially on a hot summer day in arlington
An unclutch well-hit line drive that took a pretty good defensive play to field.
somethings definitely wrong with gameday. it just reported “NYY catcher francisco cervelli left the game due to an injured neck/shoulder”. i’m so confused. is pudge still in the game? are they referring to joba?
Hahaha yeah, I think it was an error due to the fact that Frank Francisco just came into the game
pudge is in the game
XXX! XXX! XXX!
Xavier muthafuckin’ Nady.
thank you X(BH)
X-MAN!!!
X MANNNNN
A signing of David Justice-level proportions!
Yessir.
WOW if nady was a fucking woman i would kiss him dead on the lips lmao!
I-Rod doesn’t care.
Dunno about kissing a woman with forearms that big….
lmao. you got me al *tips my cap*
As Michael Kay said yesterday after Nady’s HR, “X marks the spot!”
Think X likes the spotlight or what?
It’s official. Xavier McDaniel is my new favorite former NBA professional basketball player.
XBMFH!
And your favorite University is…..?
Hell I’ll say it, Xavier!!!!
XMAN!! That right fielder played the ball terribly.
Looked kinda like Abreu, but he was too close to the wall
I’m so behind it’s not even funny, I’m still getting mad at Giambi.
X man delivers!
The Sawx clearly got the better Pirates outfielder
And we had to give up a HOF to get ours….ummm, wait a minute…
I like what Girardi is doing, with Veras unlikely available, he is going to make sue he has Marte and MO for the 9th inning or later.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Melky PH next inning. Girardi loves to PH a guy when he’s struggling
it worked with cano in tampa earlier in the year.
Are you sure that’s what he does? Or has everyone on the bench struggled all year?
Yes I’m sure, like Manimal said earlier, he did it when Cano was struggling as well. In fact, he’s done it a few times this season. Sits a guy who’s in a cold streak and then pinch hits him late
probably cause they don’t get to think they just get thrown in there
nasty stuff by bruney. so can we say he and marte will split the 8th inning ?
Christian’s a dumbass, why was he chasing the ball. He stays back and lets it comes to him, it’s only a double.
wait i thought they put melky in. i thought i heard kenny say something .. melky
it was JC, and its because he doesn’t want to take melkys job
id much rather have JC as a situational runner. I.E. yesterday
Why not IBB Davis to face Salty?
Ugh, stop it with bringing the IF in. Never freaking works.
precautionary thing. plus we got the bottom of our order coming up. i would have done it too.
big game here. we had the bottom of our order coming up. i would have done the same thing. cant afford to make it 5-6
WHOOPS sorry its damn double sending. it says it doesnt go thru the first time. my bad.
Beating up on the rook with the slider
Bad job by Marte
The last time that bruney pitched for the yankees, the bullpen was: mariano, bruney, hawkins, farnsworth, traber, ohlendorf, and joba.
How times have changed…
Ramon Vasqez has a .491-OPS against LHP, no need to give anything for Salty to hit.
Why the hell is JD drew leading off for the sox?
.406 obp
He’s the best option. Jacoby Ellsubury is like Melky Cabrera for them offensively this year, same for Coco Crisp. Dustin Pedroia is too aggressive for a good lead-off hitter and Mike Lowell is slumping miserably so Kevin Youkilis needs to be in the middle of the order.
Sweet.
fist pump!
Nice job working out of that one Damaso.
Sox, 2 on 2 out top 9th.
you mean bases loaded, 2 outs.
BIG spot for jason bay right here
WOW, ground ball to SS/3B and they freaking collide, run scores.
you gotta be F’ng kidding me. keystone cops.
my27 in Dallas just showed Nolan Ryan sonning Robin Ventura. “Happy anniversary, Nolan. You schooled Robin Ventura.”
Sox lose.
Sawkz lose 4-3 to KC.
COne, admitting the tricks
Soria nailed it down
ya, that was hilarious. way to come clean, coney-
sox lost.
C’mon Pudge you gotta be able to get on vs freakin Eddie Guardado!!!!
Holy shit. Everyday Eddie’s still around?
i swore he retired
Sexson, really?
Sexson sucks
I think it’s just about time to DFA Dick Sex. Can’t even catch up with an 86 mph “heater”, if you wanna call it that
ok that pretty much just got sexon DFA’ed
Joe G. overmanaging again.
If Hideki Matsui comes back, do you DFA Dick Lock Sexy or send down Justin Christian? Personally, I DFA Sexson.
Totally Agree.
i’d think sexson would have to be the odd man out right? i mean, at the very least a guy like christian can come off the bench and pinch run, etc. sexson’s looking pretty useless.
definitely sexson, matsui would DH which is basically all sexson can do (besides play “defense”)
sexon definately. he provides nothing but defense. Jc provides a nice stolentbase theat off the bench.
no doubt, JC has much more value off the bench
How do you DFA a guy with the name Big Dick Sexy?
real fucking simple , would you like me to show him the door?
Come on, Derek Jeter. Come the fuck on.
Come on Derek. One time buddy…
Come on captin, cant gidp, might as well get a hit
In all seriousness, it’s time to bring Minky back. Sexson’s utterly useless.
Damn, that was a good pitch to hit.
that ball just didn’t want to come down, huh.
Fucking hamilton. Go get high or something.
yea i called him every crack addict cocksucker i could think of
Fuck Josh Hamilton and his $20.
Crap. Josh Hamilton likes those barrel roll catches.
God Dammit A-rod
lol
Jeter lost his Edge….
hamilton’s story was cute and everything, but right now im wishing we never heard it
He’s not all he’s CRACKed up to be.
Awwwwwwww, too soon?
owch.. lol
Nope, hilarious.
That was oh so close.
Huh, Morgan Freeman injured in a car accident, in serious condition… wow
Like a twinkie, like a twinkie.
way obscure
Heh, there was a Family Guy episode where one of the cut aways had to do with Morgan Freeman. He was narrating some stupid scene, and Freeman’s voice was like “All I’m doing is sitting in a room, sipping some tea and reading from a script. Like a twinkie, like a twinkie.”
So now whenever I see/hear Freeman, the first thing that pops into my mind is him saying “like a twinkie, like a twinkie.”
i only know the quote because my buddy does the same thing. he thought it was the funniest thing ever. i thought he said it was from something else though, i don’t remember him citing family guy.
No drugs or alcohol involved. He was actually cracking jokes with on-lookers and the paramedic crew, so hopefully he’ll be cool.
broke his arm and injured his shoulder, pretty nuts
Not bunting with Ian Kinsler, what a concept!
Well, never mind…
Strikes, Marte.
anyone listening on mlb.tv … these ranger announcers get really into it …. BALL FOUR !!!!!
Its like their whole staff is Michael Kay on shrooms.
Is it that annoying guy with the lisp?
haha yea it is
Damaso=DamnYoAssGotOwned.
Marte, please don’t walk a runner into scoring position for Michael Young.
too late.
ok that was the game right there
COME ON!
are you kidding me?
Prince Fielder just owned his Brew Crew teammate, Manny Parra, in the dugout.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
Saw it on Baseball Tonight but they had no clue on what sent Fielder off.
Parra looks completly schocked
…or scared.
He’s obviously tired. Only our manager can’t see that.
ok its official, i have no fingernails left!
Abreu should have dropped thaqt, gone for 2
Facing Marlon Byrd instead of Josh Hamilton with the winning run on is not the worst thing in the world.
agree. but i can’t believe how marlon f’ng byrd owned us tonight. what a piece of shit of a night.
Take him out!!!!
God damn it, JUST PUT IN NADY TO PITCH
Why is Girardi leaving Marte in?
MO is unavailable, I would want Marte in over David.
FUCK BITCH
Joe Girardi, you FUCKING suck!!!!
Fuck whoever is in the vicinity.
Wow, that was a dramatic loss…
Why does it feel like the season ended tonight???
well that sucked
41 pitches for Marte. WTF???
Where’s Mo when we need him? Ouch
Where the fuck is Veras
they said he was unavailable tonight. pitched saturday and sunday.
Girardi, what a fucking dumbass.
I hope somebody puts an extra $100 in Josh Hamilton’s pocket tonight.
at least boston and tampa lost
It would be easier to win games if we had a real manager. What a joke Girardi is.
Now there’s a statement that has a lot of thought in it. And it’s clearly wasn’t made my a mind that’s not thinking clearly due to current events.
Where was Veras?
Another clutch game for our money player. Thanks Arod…
Seriously, cut the A-Rod crap. It’s getting kind of ridiculous. And embarrassing.
David Robertson has given up Home Runs in two straight outings, Jose Veras and Mariano Rivera weren’t even warming so they seemed to be unavailable tonight. I agree with leaving in Marte.
Would you really bring in a rookie in that scenario after the last two outings he’s had?
but… need… scapegoat
Honestly, it’s Joba. With a three run lead during a pennant race in August, you have to hold that shit.
Well, that type of game, what should have been a good win turns into a horrible loss
Whos been bad as a yankee thus far, Demaso Marte
Trying to think. If Mo’s out, Robertson’s given up the long ball in his last consecutive innings, Edwar pitched, Rasner/Giese just pitched, Bruney pitched who do you go with? Veras – though he’s the only trusted fresh reliever for tomorrow besides Mo? Robertson (though again he’s be fresh for tomorrow but has given up homers recently)?
Tough choice…
YES has to stop showing joba commercials tonight. it’s kinda cruel.
i have a really bad feeling about this loss. i don’t know why. they didn’t lose ground but with joba down and mo unavailable again there is something going wrong with this team.
Why is he so wild? Can’t handle a pressure cooker like Arlington?
Probably had something to do with throwing so many damn pitches, especially since wiggling his way out of the 8th inning wasn’t exactly a low stress situation. Ridiculous.
So that’s the second straight game in which Girardi’s left a reliever in too long, resulting in a grand slam.
Dude, would you really want David Robertson in there with his past two outings and considering he is a rookie? I know leaving in Marte isn’t ideal but it was the lesser of two evils. Veras and MO was unavailable, I agree with the move.
I was surprised he sent him out there for the 9th. Marte pitched around a one out double in the 8th, so it’s not like he cruised that inning. I mean, did Girardi learn nothing from yesterday? Marte had thrown 40 pitches, and only 22 strikes, before that pitch to Byrd.
one of a few games where his decisions have directly impacted the outcome of a game. the jay bruce/mussina game comes to mind.
manny/moose incidents.
And he will do it again if he has the chance. Too damn stubborn. Not only did we lose the game but we also lose Marte for a couple of days now. Great job coach!
thats what happens when starters dont give you innings and thus the bp gets over used
i’m not sure that is what the issue was for this particular game. joba got hurt and everyone did their job after he left outside of marte who struggled right from the first at bat he had. the starter leaving early wasn’t expected nor did it effect the outcome of the game.
or are you talking about rasner yesterday? in that case, i agree with you.
his point is simply that the bp can get overexposed when your starter doesn’t give you enough innings. the starter leaving early affects the outcome of the game.
i understand the point completely. i’m talking about at what point did that affect marte giving up a grand slam to shitty marlon byrd? MY point is that joba leaving the game early didn’t impact the outcome of the game. that is also why i asked is he referring to rasner not going five yesterday because that seemed to have taken more than one pitcher out of the equation for this game which clearly limited the options that were at girardi’s disposal.
Has there been a worse game this season? Can anyone think of one? Between losing like that and potentially losing Joba…I mean, this is the worst game of the season so far, no?
Yankees always miss their opportunities. They could’ve gained ground and they didn’t. I know it happens every once and a while but at the end of the season is serious business.